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The image of Nena von Schlebrügge, taken in alleyway near St. Martin's Lane in London, shows the Mexico-born blonde modelling one of designer Yves Saint Laurent's first collections for Christian Dior for a 1958 issue of
Vogue
.

The set of photographs, entitled 'Coming and Going', also show Schlebrügge modelling a coat by Estrava (below).

Schlebrügge was spotted aged 14 by celebrated photographer Parkinson in Stockholm in 1955, moving to London two years later to pursue a preofessional modelling career. A year later she decamped to New York upon the invitation of top model agency executive Eileen Ford, and become one of the most successful models of the 1960s, posing for the likes of William Klein, Melvin Sokolsky and Richard Avedon.

Schlebrügge later settled in Massachusetts when she married Buddhist scholar and ex-monk Robert Thurman in 1967 and the couple had two children, including
Pulp Fiction
actress Uma Thurman.

Mark Wilkinson, a specialist at Christie's said: "Norman Parkinson revolutionised the world of British fashion photography in the 1950s with images such as these, where be brought his models from the staid studio environment into the more dynamic outdoor setting - in this case the streets of London. He paved the way for others who then developed this concept, most famously, David Bailey."

The images fom part of Christie's South Kensington 'The London Sale' auction which takes place on September 3. Additional highlights from the sale include more spreads for Vogue shot by Parkinson featuring his model wife Wenda and pictures by Terry O'Neill.